AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 16, 42* r+ v u, q. [* `' U
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驻扎在仰光的飞虎队多次挫败日军轰炸的企图,在扛住了零战扫场后,再次火鸡了陆攻3 d9 Y" P( _- N0 j; P; `
大陆战场,西北包头国军回访时,派遣军一支小部队一头撞墙,当场被碾碎消失$ v8 H' c, _" i q
国军在韶关附近突击了一支企图迂回的派遣军部队,将其击退,挫败了其包围前线国军的企图% Q9 L2 o( |; A) u4 M& r6 Z6 \
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Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft( L; X4 N& m! `! b+ l9 Z3 g
G3M2 Nell x 19
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2 n" `5 q7 r! x8 j! OAllied aircraft* W6 e6 x! E9 F/ f+ \, a; g8 l
H81-A3 x 46& K7 J* e1 _; y/ P5 C
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Japanese aircraft losses
5 S& a# a/ L2 t; }" R; a G3M2 Nell: 11 destroyed) P) g4 T/ U8 {* _
G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak
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No Allied losses
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! _- Y- ^, D8 e; PGround combat at 90,32 (near Paotow)
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9 w0 r+ d2 n+ C3 I& O! @$ B$ XJapanese Shock attack: _: Q8 g- Y& Q' h, f. ?
3 d" o, W' s, p7 ^4 SAttacking force 672 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 27* ^# i$ c. h- F7 S6 Z0 X3 i
0 U* S0 |9 o5 wDefending force 18450 troops, 129 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5061 S0 w5 F; n% R7 P, x. b* C
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Assault collapses, attacking force wiped out6 z+ k+ H( j: X' S& R
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Japanese ground losses:) ]6 b* w7 l; x6 O' f6 l: P$ b1 u
826 casualties reported, `0 d8 e- [ I7 a7 I" [
Squads: 33 destroyed, 0 disabled
0 z) y3 K# S8 a& t0 { Non Combat: 32 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 o, i3 j# d6 Q9 K" ] Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
. N8 x7 D" G: L! R+ F4 } Guns lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)" q) S5 L- K2 d$ l. o, V
Units destroyed 1
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Assaulting units:
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Defending units:
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81st Chinese Corps/ ~: E) \& f# W: r
3rd Prov Chinese Corps( j* a$ x3 u4 x c. ~' D' B3 y
17th Group Army5 l/ w" h+ y9 V
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( J- O5 d& W/ _' j- I" Z3 jGround combat at 79,55 (near Kukong)9 M- I5 m: l2 L. Q
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Allied Shock attack1 e# j$ {5 [8 }2 K4 Z
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Attacking force 21168 troops, 118 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 633
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Defending force 4733 troops, 77 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 121
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1 E; D# w6 o$ K, kAllied adjusted assault: 369
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1 k0 z! J" [# m: `( \Japanese adjusted defense: 43
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+ h! D/ ~/ k, f) T5 KAllied assault odds: 8 to 1 7 A; w' T; o) ~4 W# n: F: [4 i
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Combat modifiers% f1 {' s0 ?( ^
Defender: terrain(+), op mode(-), supply(-)
* C$ \' g l; d' w4 f; qAttacker: shock(+), fatigue(-) X- Q# z, w! R" W8 P6 u
6 o: P* u. w( R& j# X, l% kJapanese ground losses:" S7 w* V6 B+ v9 y7 Q
1817 casualties reported* |2 D/ w6 Q! u" \3 k' E' x
Squads: 46 destroyed, 110 disabled3 t5 f- e1 v) q0 K8 S
Non Combat: 45 destroyed, 23 disabled
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Guns lost 38 (11 destroyed, 27 disabled)
( C, N: O& ]9 X$ J8 q0 } Units retreated 29 r" D1 v' u3 x8 r# u5 c0 n, ~* c
- z7 @$ P6 T0 U: aAllied ground losses:1 Q8 j' O1 y7 D5 u. x
189 casualties reported/ h4 r! b) h0 l1 B- ?% L
Squads: 0 destroyed, 22 disabled' \5 A3 A7 }+ e# Z. e. h* m& ^
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 o W+ L' d' t. O- [/ t
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!
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) J1 B1 ^+ e, f9 wAssaulting units:- Y: H7 S3 l: T8 ^' }. i
88th Chinese Corps( Q3 ]8 v7 G$ Z9 v8 Y6 l2 r- F
63rd Chinese Corps
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12th Group Army3 `: j H9 V2 W& F+ l4 G% l
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102nd Infantry Regiment
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